Gianfranco Zola has questioned the tribunal ruling into the Carlos Tevez
affair which leaves West Ham facing a potential £30 million pay-out,
claiming one man does not make a team.

An FA independent tribunal decided Sheffield United deserved compensation for their relegation on the final day of the 2006/07 season and that Tevez, whose signing breached Premier League rules, made at least three points difference to West Ham's survival.

Zola, only two weeks into his tenure at Upton Park, believes it is not possibly that one player can single-handedly keep a club up and has hit out at the tribunal's ruling.

The Italian has said that even Diego Maradona, one of the world's greatest players in the history of the game, could not win games on his own and influence a club's destiny.

Zola, who was at Napoli with Maradona, said: "I played with Maradona, who was the best player in the world.

"But I have never seen a game where Maradona won it on his own. Obviously, a great player can make a hell of a difference, but you need all the other players to support you."